Diane Abbott refuses to rule out London Mayoral bid

Diane Abbott was interviewed by MumsNet today – and when asked if she was considering running for Mayor of London, she said:

“I am not ruling it in or out :)”

Rumours have been circulating in the Westminster Village for weeks now – it seems there might be something to that…

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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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